"I love you." She looks at the ring and so does he, clearing his throat after a second and procuring a box out of his pocket. The ring inside has skulls and a pigeon blood ruby in its setting - much darker than Ruby's current engagement ring. "It doesn't have to mean we're getting married," he says, as he takes the heirloom off her finger and replaces it with the ring he bought for a fraction of the cost with his own money, his own small savings. "If you don't want to. But it is my promise to you. That I love you no matter the rest."
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